The Junction

Worth seeing in and around The Junction

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Newcastle International Sports Centre

   Newcastle International Sports Centre is a stadium located in the Newcastle suburb of New Lambton. It is primarily used for rugby league and soccer as the home ground of the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League, and Newcastle Jets FC in the A-League Men.

   3.7 km · stadium in Newcastle, New South Wales · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Newcastle Art Gallery

   The Newcastle Art Gallery, formerly the Newcastle City Art Gallery and Newcastle Region Art Gallery, is a large public art museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

   1.6 km · public art museum in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Newcastle Museum

   Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The museum is connected with Newcastle Libraries.

   1.4 km · regional museum in Newcastle, New South Wales · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground

   Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground is a multi-use stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, and has a nominated capacity of approximately 10,000. It neighbours Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground.

   900 m · Sports ground in Newcastle, Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Newcastle Entertainment Centre

   Newcastle Entertainment Centre is a multi-purpose Australian arena within the Newcastle Showground. It was opened in 1992.

   2.9 km · multi-purpose Australian arena · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton

   Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hamilton, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle and the seat and residence of the Catholic Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The position is currently held by Bishop Michael Kennedy, who was installed on 2 February 2023 following the death of Bishop William Wright on 13 November 2021.

   1.8 km · catholic cathedral in Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Newcastle Government House

   Newcastle Government House is a heritage-listed former military post and official residence and now park and psychiatric hospital at 72 Watt Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Newcastle Government House and Domain, Newcastle Military Barracks & Hospital, Newcastle Industrial School for Girls, Reformatory for Girls, Lunatic Asylum for Imbeciles, James Fletcher Hospital and Fletcher Park.

   2.3 km · historic site in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Newcastle Civic Theatre

   The Newcastle Civic Theatre, also known as The Civic, is a heritage-listed building located on Hunter Street, Newcastle, Australia. Opened in 1929, the 1520-seat theatre is now the venue for a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts and dance events each year and is the city's oldest surviving theatre.

   1.7 km · theatre in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle

   The Cathedral Church of Christ the King, also called Christ Church Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral in Newcastle, New South Wales. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Newcastle in the Anglican Church of Australia.

   2.3 km · church in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Newcastle Customs House

    The Newcastle Customs House, also known as the Customs House Hotel, is a heritage-listed building designed by James Barnet located at the corner of Bond Street and Watt Street in Newcastle, New South Wales. Built in the Italianate Renaissance Revival style popular at the time, the building suffered damage during the 1989 Newcastle earthquake and reopened as a hotel in 1995.

    2.7 km · heritage listed building in Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia

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Getting to The Junction

Airports

Newcastle (NTL), 17 km · Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 124 km

Stations

Adamstown railway station, 3.7 km · Wickham railway station, 1.7 km · Broadmeadow railway station, 2.9 km · Hamilton railway station, 2.4 km · Civic railway station, 1.8 km

• Sydney (Mascot) → The Junction

  125 km · quickest by road, 3h · A$21–28
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• Gold Coast → The Junction

  572 km · quickest by air, 5h 15m · A$230–340
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• Toowoomba → The Junction

  598 km · quickest by air, 5h 3m · A$220–340
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